marginalised or overlooked, and the search for justice for people and the natural environment shines bright.
poetry
BEAUTIFUL CHANGELINGS
Maxine Beneba Clarke
$ 29.99
beautiful changelings is an incantation, a song, a war cry, a testimonial, a lament, a reckoning and a welcoming. Wrecking-ball revisitings of the myths, mantras and fairy tales fed to girls. Poignant, unashamed tributes to ageing, womanhood, motherhood, and reclaiming your dreams, your boundaries and your time. This explosive new collection celebrates women and girls as the enigmatic wonders they are: beautiful changelings.
BEST OF AUSTRALIAN POEMS 2025
Nam Le( ed.), Jill Jones( ed.)
$ 34.95
Best of Australian Poems is an annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot and barometer of the year that was. Capturing the richness and diversity of Australian poetry across a year, the series( now in its fifth year) explores how poetic responses to the contemporary moment develop with each passing year.
romance
POWER MOVES Leesa Ronald
$ 34.99
available dec 2
Camilla‘ Millsy’ Hatton is in charge of media for the state’ s education minister. Archie Cohen is the nation’ s favourite political journalist and Millsy’ s work nemesis. He’ ll stop at nothing to take down Millsy’ s boss with his damning headlines. Millsy and Archie are used to high stakes, but when their game of cat-andmouse starts heating up, there’ s suddenly more to lose than ever before. Millsy starts to wonder: has she been doctoring the truth for so long she ' s forgotten what it looks like?
A SMART GIRL’ S GUIDE TO SECOND CHANCES
Steph Vizard
$ 24.99
Rebecca, a supersmart consultant, is determined to defy the family marriage curse, which claims no woman marries their first fiancé, and prove that Matt is The One. That is until Alex – the ex who dramatically broke her heart – reappears in the boardroom as her new client. She’ ll have to finally come to terms with the age-old question: head or heart? A new romantic comedy perfect for fans of Beth O ' Leary, Mhairi McFarlane and Lizzy Dent.
historical fiction
THE ADVENTURESS OF ALBANY
Darry Fraser
$ 32.99
available nov 25
Albany, Western
Australia, 1881. When Molly arrives in disguise in Western Australia with her chaperone Mrs Caldicott, she is ready for a life of freedom. Until Molly is knocked down in the streets, nearly trampled, and a threatening letter is slipped into her hands. Suddenly, Molly and Mrs Caldicott must reckon with the darker motives behind their move to these southern shores. As secrets are revealed and loyalties tested, will Molly ever be able to find the freedom she so desperately craves?
THE BELL AND THE BLADE
Paullina Simons
$ 34.99
It’ s 1944. The world is at war. After a mysterious massacre at sea, a ragtag alliance forms in the heart of occupied Belgium. A handful of Allied soldiers band together with a fearless group of female freedom fighters led by Charlotte Fontaine to carry out a mission no one else can. The target: unreachable. The clock: ticking. The consequences: apocalyptic. In a world on fire, it ' s the unbreakable bonds between the unlikely heroes that make all the difference. From the master storyteller of The Bronze Horseman comes a heartbreaking epic.
THE TANGLED WEB
Tea Cooper
$ 34.99 $ 29.99
Maitland, 1892. When Viola Oswald’ s beloved brother Sebastian dies of a hereditary blood disease, Viola suspects her stepfather, prestigious surgeon Elias Sinclair, has used Sebastian’ s illness to enhance his reputation. But Viola has no proof until she discovers a letter within the pages of Sebastian’ s favourite book that leads her into a tangled web of mystery, blood and fear.
THE WARRUMBAR
William J. Byrne
$ 34.99
1969, Australia. 13-year-old Robbie Brennan meets Moses. Drawn to Moses’ stories, he unearths a past entwined with his own. When Robbie witnesses a tragic event at the Warrumbar dam, his world is shaken. But in a small country town where a boy like Robbie – poor and with‘ some of that black blood in him’ – is rarely believed, does the truth matter?
PILBARA Judy Nunn
$ 34.99 $ 29.99
The Pilbara, late 1800s. Widower Charles Burton arrives with his three young children to rebuild their fortune. But here in the oldest landscape on Earth, survival has always proved a battle. And when greed takes over, the battle only intensifies. Pilbara is the tale of a family on a mission to restore the honour of its name.
THE SOLDIER’ S DAUGHTER
Fiona McIntosh
$ 34.99
It ' s been years since Violet’ s father Charlie walked away from the battlefields of France – his heart in tatters. But Charlie ' s footsteps lead him straight back to Champagne, where open arms, future hopes and past ghosts lie waiting. Charlie must prove his bravery in the ultimate act of courage, but it is Violet who will fight to claim his lasting legacy.
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